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Published on 09/03/2022, 4:13pm The goal is to install 450GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030, more than twice the US’ installed wind and solar generating fleet. By Joe Lo and Isabelle Gerretsen China plans to build 450 gigawatts of wind and solar power capacity in the Gobi desert by 2030, government planner He Lifeng said on Saturday. That’s more…

The fashion industry frequently appears to be a continuous loop of styles and design. Some liken it to a dog chasing its tail. In the end, some consumers are left confused about what is in or out. Fortunately, African fashion is steering clear of current trends and reviving the good old values of the ‘old’ world. Disposable Fashion Who remembers when the…

Celebrating the contributions of rural and indigenous women to healthy food systems and a sustainable tomorrow Around a third of the world’s food is produced by smallholder farmers on less than two hectares of land. In Sub-Saharan Africa, the percentage is much larger, with some 60 percent of the population engaged as smallholder farmers in food production and processing. At least…

This chapter presents an overview of women’s restricted access to productive and financial resources. It examines discriminatory social institutions – formal and informal laws, social norms and practices – that restrict women’s access to and control over critical productive and economic resources and assets across 180 countries, covering areas such as secure access to land, secure access to non…

While groundwater accounts for 99 per cent of all running freshwater on Earth, it is often undervalued, mismanaged, and overexploited, according to a report published on Monday by the UN scientific organization, UNESCO. “Groundwater is a critical natural resource, invisible but indispensable for life on our planet”, UNESCO chief Audrey Azoulay said in the Foreword of Making the…

The Commission is presenting today a package of European Green Deal proposals to make sustainable products the norm in the EU, boost circular business models and empower consumers for the green transition. As announced in the Circular Economy Action Plan, the Commission is proposing new rules to make almost all physical goods on the EU market more friendly to the environment, circular, and energy…